Kendrick Perkins joined Jameer Nelson’s “Court Vision Podcast” on CLNS Media this week to give his musings on the state of the NBA. Perkins last played with the Cavaliers during the 2017-18 season, when he spent time in the G-League to keep his NBA career alive at 33.
Perkins then noticed the NBA shifting younger. The league peaked with an average age approaching 28 in 1999-2000, and since then decreased to a hair above 26 into the 2018-19 season. Nelson and Perkins, who both noted they involuntarily retired, discussed the implications of that shift.